Press releases

Sir Martyn Poliakoff has been recognised for his work on the international scientific stage by the 2019 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the People’s Republic of China - the nation's highest honour for foreign scientists.

Professor Kevin Shakesheff has been appointed as Chair of the Board of the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).

A University of Nottingham student-led social enterprise that saves and sells food which supermarkets would otherwise throw away has won a prestigious award from Universitas 21 (U21), a leading global network of universities. Foodprint in Sneinton is the city’s first ‘social supermarket’ and surplus food redistribution network. It’s run by students from Enactus Nottingham – a not-for-profit organisation that supports student entrepreneurs.

Exonate Ltd has secured a major collaboration deal with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson for its ophthalmology program.

Modern slavery murals can play an important role in the fight to end modern slavery, according to a new report written by academics from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham.

A new Autism  Awareness Toolkit has  been created for custody staff thanks to a partnership between researchers from the University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Police and a group of people with autism.

Experts from the University of Nottingham will explore death and dying as part of a new research project, and are looking for members of the public to share their experiences and perspectives of this (often-considered) ‘taboo’ topic.

A new Virtual Reality Holocaust exhibition that allows visitors to ‘step into’ pictures taken by a Nazi photographer in the Warsaw Ghetto is to tour the UK as part of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.

A new range of chocolate produced as part of a research project to improve flavour and quality for Colombian female cocoa growers has been launched – just in time for Christmas!